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Leadership

A compilation of HousingZone's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on leadership for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.


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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Announces Forthcoming Resignation

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge has said that she intends to leave office later this month


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Floodproof on a Floodplain

An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot



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Increase Your Market Knowledge

Understand and monitor housing market conditions to decide where to allocate resources and expand your business.

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Money Matters to the Well-Heeled

Metrocities Mortgage has formed a real estate division dedicated to luxury home buyers' specific needs.

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The Art of Negotiation - Negotiation Strategies for the Builder

When Stephen Shaw, president of Shaw Built Homes, a small-tract builder in Boonton, N.J., received a four-page checklist from a customer detailing how the customer perceived their relationship would unfold during construction, he knew he had a problem....

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Attorneys Can Bring Order From Chaos

Phoenix attorney Kevin O'Malley's experience with builders led him to prepare a checklist that lets a builder know which items to keep in a job folder and retained in case of a dispute.

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Which Attorney Is Right for You?

Is your current attorney competent for your needs, and how would you know if he or she wasn't?

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Exit Strategies

Even if retirement is not on your near-term horizon, planning for your and your family's future should be an integral component of your life's work.

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Defending What Is Yours

In an increasingly competitive industry intellectual property insurance might provide a much-needed insulator.

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Getting Business From an Architect

For builders who have considered working at the highest end of the luxury home business, working with an architect is probably a necessity.

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Defending What Is Yours

In an increasingly competitive industry intellectual property insurance might provide a much-needed insulator.

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Home Plans Made Simple

Drummond Designs is using new computer technology to simplify custom home plans.

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